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  • 5G Wireless: Reality looks to catch up with hype

    Don't feel bad if you don't really know anything about 5G wireless networking – because, by most standards, it doesn't actually exist yet. The cross-pollination of codified specifications, new products, and technological innovation required hasn't yet brought 5G to fruition.

    Written by Jon Gold02 Jan. 14 11:55
  • IT on song at Opera Australia

    Remote desktop client technology will ensure that Opera Australia staff can work anywhere on the floating stage during the classic Georges Bizet opera Carmen on Sydney Harbour on March 22.

    Written by Hamish Barwick27 Feb. 13 16:39
  • AT&T spectrum grab: buying Alltel for $780 million

    AT&T on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Alltel’s U.S. wireless operations, including licenses, network assets, retail stores and about 585,000 subscribers, for $780 million in cash. Technically, AT&T is buying the operation from the lesser known Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (ATNI).

    Written by Bob Brown22 Jan. 13 15:10
  • The 4G ad wars: Evaluating AT&T and Verizon Wireless

    Wireless carriers are battling in print, TV and Web commercials that focus on having the biggest 4G network or the most 4G coverage. All these commercials create a phony issue that doesn't relate to the actual reasons for choosing 4G service or choosing a given carrier to provide it.

    Written by John Cox19 Nov. 12 17:56
  • Verizon LTE network back online

    Verizon says that it has restored its LTE data services less than a day <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/120811-verizon-wireless-reports-4g-lte-253863.html">after acknowledging some customers had been knocked down to 3G speeds</a>. 

    Written by Brad Reed09 Dec. 11 03:24
  • Sprint slashes mobile data prices

    Sprint may be axing its unlimited 4G plans for most devices but at least it's making sure you pay less for what you use.

    Written by Brad Reed15 Nov. 11 06:31
  • In Chicago, a 4G coming-of-age party

    CHICAGO -- Carriers, chipset makers and device manufactures this week threw something of a coming-of-age party on behalf of <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/3g-4g.html">4G</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> technologies.

    Written by Brad Reed28 Oct. 11 04:40
  • Sprint cool to new spectrum auctions

    CHICAGO -- While Sprint and AT&amp;T have been clashing for months over the latter's <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/032011-att-tmobile-acquisition-pundits.html">proposed merger with T-Mobile</a>, they can surely still agree on the value of spectrum auctions, right?

    Written by Brad Reed26 Oct. 11 00:31
  • Sprint: 4G wireless can be an alternative to a T-1 line

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sprint's <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031511-4g-breakdown.html">4G</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/wireless.html">wireless</a> service can be used by enterprise customers as an alternative to T-1 lines, a Sprint executive said today.

    Written by Ellen Messmer05 Oct. 11 09:33
  • T-Mobile doubles 3G wireless network speed

    T-Mobile is determined to get as much mileage out of its HSPA+ network as possible as the carrier has again increased its speed to reach theoretical peaks of 42Mbps in more than 50 markets.

    Written by Brad Reed25 May 11 02:30
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